About CMS

Since its founding in 1982, Computer Mail Services, Inc. (CMS), a private company based in
Sterling Heights, Michigan, has been a leader in the development of messaging products for corporate,
educational and non-profit environments and programs around the world.

User quote:"I have nothing but the highest of
praise for you, your company and your software"

CMS develops the first US Postal Service PC product for the creation and
delivery of Electronic to Paper Mail messaging, known as ECOM.

1986

CMS becomes the "Father of LAN E-mail Gateways" when it developed
the CMSLink technology and licensed it to 3COM for incorporation into
3+Reach Mail to MCI Mail Gateway, creating the first ever electronic
mail gateway.

1988

CMS is a founding board
member of the "Novell MHS
Alliance"

1989-1992

CMS subsequently develops the first e-mail gateways for Lotus Notes, Novell
MHS, and Banyan VINES.
Eventually CMS takes over
development and support for
"Microsoft Mail to MCI"
gateway.

1989

CMS' Novell MHS gateway is used by other software developers as the MHS email
gateway reference standard.

1991

CMS is the first to demonstrate a working concept of the Universal Inbox –
technology that is being widely adopted throughout the computer industry.

1994

CMS is awarded the "WIN 100"
award for its innovative and
powerful product "MailPlus"

1995

CMS is the first vendor to have a Windows NT SendMail replacement
built into their electronic mail gateway, S-Bridge.

1997

CMS ViNo Migration Software is released. The first utility designed to
migrate Banyan VINES users, mail and lists into Lotus Notes.